Random Gaming Thoughts

[GSZX1337]

So I guess TitS wasn't very popular in the States, huh?

Dude, tits are veeery popular in the States.

Sorry, had to make that joke.

[oxymoron]

So I guess TitS wasn't very popular in the States, huh?

I thought it would sell out and the price would inflate. Nope. You can get it new on Amazon for $20. Even the Limited Edition is only $45.

Guess that's why they never localized TitS 2 and TitS 3?...

It that an abbreviated? I goggled "TitS video game" and all I got was porn games.

[Luke]

It that an abbreviated? I goggled "TitS video game" and all I got was porn games.

"T his I s T he S hit"

[BoneSnapDeez]

So I guess TitS wasn't very popular in the States, huh?

I thought it would sell out and the price would inflate. Nope. You can get it new on Amazon for $20. Even the Limited Edition is only $45.

Guess that's why they never localized TitS 2 and TitS 3?...

It that an abbreviated? I goggled "TitS video game" and all I got was porn games.

Trails in the Sky

A fantastic game.

[oxymoron]

It that an abbreviated? I goggled "TitS video game" and all I got was porn games.

"T his I s T he S hit"

Are you cracking a joke?

[ExedExes]

Cadillacs and Dinosaurs - one of Capcom's finest beat em ups

if only for music like this

[Xeogred]

You guys weren't kidding about Sly Cooper. Definitely seems like more my thing after the first Ratchet & Clank. Kind of reminds me of Banjo the most, but a bit more open and linear (not in a bad way). Seems awesome so far.

Admittedly I'm already craving a little more R&C though, so despite my issues with the first game it left an overall good impression. Looking forward to the sequels.

Still not sure what to think of Jak, huh. The GTA thing in 2-3, and I hear none of the games have strafing, could be annoying if there's a lot of action/shooting going on.

My experience with the Sly games on PS2 is limited to playing about 25-30% of the third game, so keep that in mind
Jak and Daxter>Ratchet and Clank 3/R&C2>Jak 3/R&C1>Sly 3>Jak 2

Though the series are different so you can't directly compare 'em with each other. Ratchet and Clank is about gunplay and leveling up the guns, Jak 2&3 are GTA-esque action adventure with an hub world you can freely explore and very linear missions that can be a pain in the ass due to lack of checkpoints (that are divided quite evenly between shooting things (on foot and via turrets), 3D platforming and racing) and Sly is a mix of stealth and 3D platforming. The first Jak game is the most pure platformer out of all the games mentoned here, that takes place in a huge open world collectathon.

I'm a Jak and Daxter fan and Jak 2 is the most annoying 3D platformer I've played besides Super Magnetic Neo. Some missions have fucked up checkpoints so you keep dying over and over again and it's very frustrating because the game is mission based rather than open world, so once you're locked in some race mission, all you can do is fail and fail again until you finally succeed, where as there are no missions in Jak 1, only objectives (collect 5 X, collect 10 Y, break 5 X....), so you won't get stuck.
You mentioned the whole GTA thing, and it's sad that Jak 2&3 tried way too hard to have a lot of "attitude", so the games have a lot of substandard shooting, fighting, car jacking etc, when the first game was a colorful and happy platformer with out any guns, and only few short vehicle sections.

On one hand I like GTA / sandbox styled city games, but it's kind of like... is that what I want in a platformer? Know what I mean? But yeah I'm pretty curious about them. I've heard a lot about Jak 2's issues though like you said, and the bad checkpoints in R&C definitely pissed me off a bit off and on.

I looked into it though and I probably rushed R&C too much. Seeing that there are health upgrades... none that I got... and the skills I barely touched, it probably would have been better if I took my time with it. But I guess the game just kind of weirded me out since it's pretty different, and more about the guns like you and others said. The sequels have strafing though too right? So I think that'll be awesome. I remember that being the reason one of my friends favored the series over Jak.

Already stoked for my Sly though. Definitely sold on the whole series from what I've played of the first.

Jak 1 looks great though, at the same time... I can't help but wonder what's up with Crash though? lol. Either way I guess Sony deserves more credit for platformers than I've given them over the years, Crash and Spyro aren't incredibly relevant but there's been a spawn of other new games to take their place it seems. Would be great to see some new installments in the classics though.

[GSZX1337]

I looked into it though and I probably rushed R&C too much. Seeing that there are health upgrades... none that I got... and the skills I barely touched, it probably would have been better if I took my time with it.

The Ratchet and Clank games can definitely be rushed through. However if you take the time, there is a lot of extra goodness. As for the health upgrades,they're all in one area for you to buy.

The sequels have strafing though too right? So I think that'll be awesome.

Yes.

[ninjainspandex]

So I guess TitS wasn't very popular in the States, huh?

I thought it would sell out and the price would inflate. Nope. You can get it new on Amazon for $20. Even the Limited Edition is only $45.

Guess that's why they never localized TitS 2 and TitS 3?...

well PSP games are at rock bottom prices right now not to mention the ease of hacking and playing ISO files drive the prices down even further. The regular edition might not go up in the next few years but I'm sure the LE will.

[lisalover1]

So I guess TitS wasn't very popular in the States, huh?

I thought it would sell out and the price would inflate. Nope. You can get it new on Amazon for $20. Even the Limited Edition is only $45.

Guess that's why they never localized TitS 2 and TitS 3?...

It that an abbreviated? I goggled "TitS video game" and all I got was porn games.

Trails in the Sky

A fantastic game.

And an awfully long one, too; especially for a portable RPG. I'm over 20 hours into the game, and I'm not even a third of the way through!